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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S7, SB7, SM7
Further personal information
Residence
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English
Higher education
Augusta State University: Augusta, GA, USA
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming when he was nine years old and competed with an able bodied team. He took part in his first competition for swimmers with a disability when he was 14.
Training Regime
He does a water workout at 7am each morning. He also does a weights session three days a week.
General interest
Hobbies
Paintball. (facebook.com, 04 Mar 2010)
Awards and honours
He was the most decorated United States men's swimmer at the 2006 IPC World Swimming Championships, winning four medals. He backed this up with another four medals at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, 2008. (US Paralympics, 04 Mar 2010)
He won the 2003 Greater Augusta Sports Council Award. (US Paralympics, 04 Mar 2010)
He won the 2003 Greater Augusta Sports Council Award. (US Paralympics, 04 Mar 2010)
Impairment
He was born with cerebral palsy. (The Augusta Chronicle, 18 Dec 2011)
Other information
RETIREMENT PLANS
He plans on retiring after the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "Let's just go out with a bang. "Let's just go out and put on a show." Upon retirement he plans to finish his degree, which is undecided at the moment, at Augusta State University. (The Augusta Chronicle, 18 Dec 2011)
He plans on retiring after the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "Let's just go out with a bang. "Let's just go out and put on a show." Upon retirement he plans to finish his degree, which is undecided at the moment, at Augusta State University. (The Augusta Chronicle, 18 Dec 2011)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 3 | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 2 | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 2 | 9999 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 3 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heat 2 | 1 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 2 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heats | 7 | ||
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 3 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 13 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heats | 12 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heats | 8 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heats | 11 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 1 | 1 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Heat 2 | 3 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S7 | Heat 2 | 2012-08-30 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Final Round | 2012-08-31 | 6 | |
| Men's 50 m Butterfly S7 | Heat 1 | 2012-08-31 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 2012-09-02 | 3 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 7 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-02 | 4 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-02 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-03 | 1 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 1 | 2012-09-04 | 1 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2012-09-04 | 1 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Final Round | 2012-09-06 | 6 | |
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S7 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-06 | 3 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Final Round | 2012-09-08 | 6 | |
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 1 | 2012-09-08 | 3 |